Inspection outcome: Standards met
Last inspection: 03/03/2026
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Pharmacy context
This community pharmacy is situated on a main road near to the town centre of Bootle, Merseyside. The pharmacy dispenses NHS prescriptions, private prescriptions and sells over-the-counter medicines. It also provides a range of services including the NHS Pharmacy First service. The pharmacy supplies medicines in multi-compartment compliance packs to some people to help them take their medicines at the right time. This was a reinspection following an inspection in August 2025 where the pharmacy did not meet Standards 1.1, 1.2, 4.2 and 4.3. This reinspection focused on those Standards which had previously not been met. The pharmacy had implemented new written procedures, and these had been read by members of the team. The pharmacy team were able to show how they had been learning from mistakes that had occurred. Improvements had been made to the pharmacy’s substance misuse service, to help reduce the risks associated with providing the service. This included cross checking dispensed prescriptions, and improved communication records. A new pharmacy fridge had been purchased. Records had been made showing the temperatures were within the expected ranges.
Inspection summary findings
Principle 1. Governance
Principle 4. Services, including medicines management
What do the inspection outcomes mean?
After an inspection each pharmacy receives one overall outcome. This will be either Standards met or Standards not all met
| The pharmacy has met all the standards for registered pharmacies | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more of the standards for registered pharmacies |
What do the summary findings for each principle mean?
The standards for registered pharmacies are made up of five principles. The pharmacy will also receive one of four possible findings for each of these principles. These are:
| The pharmacy delivers an innovative service and benefits the whole community and performs well against the standards | |
| The pharmacy delivers positive outcomes for patients and performs well against most of the standards | |
| The pharmacy meets all the standards | |
| The pharmacy has not met one or more standards |